Russian President Putin recognizes two states of Ukraine as independent states Signed

On the 29th, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a presidential decree unilaterally recognizing Ukraine's

▽ southeastern Zaporizhia region and

▽ southern Kherson region

as independent states.

In February this year, Donetsk and Lugansk provinces in eastern Ukraine were unilaterally recognized as independent states, and President Putin plans to sign a document to merge the four provinces on the 30th based on these.